GPS and GIS: A More Perfect Union
GPS Downloads | GPS Software Hub | February 9, 2008 at 10:42 amMapping and Spatial Analysis of Field Data Using GPS Recivers, Real-world Coordinates, and GIS
Education Industry Curriculum Development Manager
ESRI – Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
ESRI – Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
This document describes how to use Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates and field data in conjunction with desktop and web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis in educational settings.
The 35 pages document provides a set of guidelines for moving GPS data to online GIS and desktop GIS and covers the following topics:
- Advantages of Adding GPS and GIS to Field Studies
- Starting Your Fieldwork
- From Field Trips to Mapping: Two Steps
- From GPS to Computer: Two Options
- Example of Automated Method Using Minnesota DNR Garmin
- Working with Your Field Data Within ArcGIS
- Editing Tracks and Waypoints within ArcGIS
- Mapping On the Web with Your GPS Coordinates
- Base Maps
To get the whole document, click here -> Download (pdf – 2.4MB)
Contact the author at: jkerski@esri.com
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